<p>Well, we attended the University wide ceremony today and it was, well, impressive is the kind thing to say about it. Actually, they did a fantastic job of getting a bazillion people into the campus (slight exaggeration) in an orderly fashion and indeed the place was impressively covered with people. It was a beautiful clear, sunny day and we all got nicely cooked on our starboard sides while President Bolinger spoke and spoke and spoke (his address and then wordy tributes to the recipients of honorary degrees and honored alums (including Barnard alums…and YES including Barnard alums who have graduated since CC began admitting women). Then the deans and presidents of each of the University’s institutions stepped up and asked Presbo to grant degrees to the students who had earned them with some trying to out-clever the others and the students of each institution waving/throwing various applicable things ie apples for CC/the “core”; newspapers for the Journalism school; big inflatable hammers for SEAS; and gummy bears and teddy grahams for Barnard [bears]. </p>
<p>I am glad we went, but I certainly did not enjoy it as much as I did the Barnard class day ceremony. Any way, my d is now an official Barnard College graduate and if anyone needs to hear details about what it says on a Columbia University/Barnard College degree, I can get you the exact translation of the Latin. :)</p>